Teacher shot at Nevada middle school
Prior to the sound of the first bell on Monday Oct. 21, a gunshot was heard at Sparks Middle School in Nevada, leaving two dead. According to CNN, a male student with a semi automatic handgun...

Cyclone Phailin hits India
Nearly 9 million people were affected by Cyclone Phailin, which hit India’s east coast on Saturday. The cyclone damaged homes and crops and killed at least 14 people, according to BBC News. The...

The federal government has been shutdown since Oct. 1, but most students are not feeling its effect.
“It’s kind of hard to assess whether or not the government shutdown affects students as a demographic,” junior politi...

Obama speaks on debt ceiling
President Obama addressed the nation on the government shutdown and the debt ceiling crisis yesterday at 2 p.m. In his speech, Obama focused on the importance of funding the federal government. Obam...

Government shutdown
With an end to the fiscal year at 12 a.m. Monday night, the government shut down due to the disagreement between House and Senate on a spending bill. While the House wants anti-obamacare amendments in the bill, the S...